DA seeks Parliamentary debate on VBS report

Maimane says Parliament’s Programming Committee will meet on Thursday morning to discuss whether there should be a debate.

On Sunday, the DA leader also indicated he would submit an urgent question during the oral questions session in Parliament on Thursday asking President Cyril Ramaphosa to confirm the allegations that he had prior knowledge of corruption and looting at VBS as far back as the beginning of 2017.

Ramaphosa has since taken ill and Thursday’s scheduled appearance in parliament has been postponed until further notice.

On Monday, Ramaphosa denied knowing in advance about the VBS Bank looting but Maimane says they still want a parliamentary discussion.

Speaking on Power FM Drive , Maimane said political acountability should take place, including a process where mayors must answer on why their municipalities invested at the bank.

This includes 8 municipalities in Limpopo that still had some of their investments in the bank when it was placed under curatorship in March this year.

Maimane says the matter should be urgent because there are many South Africans sitting at home and have lost their life savings.